2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association
2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association
2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association
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Saturday, April 5-10:00 am<br />
Paper<br />
Paper<br />
Disc.<br />
Foreign Direct Investment in India and China: A Comparison<br />
The paper explores the foreign direct investment patterns across<br />
regions in India and China. It examines why certain regions have<br />
been successful at attracting FDI more effectively than others by<br />
focusing on regional policies and political ideology.<br />
Ali Nizamuddin, University of Illinois, Springfield<br />
aniza2@uis.edu<br />
A Trade to Lose: The Illisuion about the United States-China<br />
Relations<br />
This paper addresses the puzzle "why does the United States tolerate<br />
a huge trade deficit with China" To examine this issue, the trade<br />
and security relations of the U.S. and China is compared with that of<br />
the U.S. and Japan-South Korea.<br />
Murat Bayar, University of Georgia<br />
mbayar@uga.edu<br />
Udaya Wagle, Western Michigan University<br />
udaya.wagle@wmich.edu<br />
14-101 ROUNDTABLE: HEGEMONY, HISTORY, AND<br />
COMMERCIAL TRADE POLICY<br />
Room Empire on the Lobby Level, Sat at 10:00 am<br />
Chair John V. Nye, George Mason University<br />
jvcnye@gmail.com<br />
Panelist David Rowe, Kenyon College<br />
rowed@kenyon.edu<br />
Reconsideration of the importance of British free trade leadership<br />
in the light of recent scholarship on 19th century commercial<br />
policy. Reexamination of the theory of hegemonic stability and the<br />
economic analysis of the rise of free trade Europe.<br />
Panelist John V. Nye, George Mason University<br />
jvcnye@gmail.com<br />
Daniel Drezner, Tufts University<br />
ddrezner@gmail.com<br />
Robert Pahre, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign<br />
pahre@uiuc.edu<br />
15-12 DOMESTIC POLITICS OF FOREIGN AID, IOS, AND<br />
WAR<br />
Room Suite 12-250 on the 12th Floor, Sat at 10:00 am<br />
Paper Audience Beliefs and International Organization Legitimacy<br />
This paper examines whether citizens views of IO legitimacy<br />
depends on their perceptions of the organization's interests. Includes<br />
statistical and qualitative evidence, and an experimental research<br />
design.<br />
Terrence Chapman, University of Texas, Austin<br />
t.chapman@austin.utexas.edu<br />
Paper Institutional Challenges of UN Sanctions: Legal Initiative of the<br />
United States<br />
The consequences of UN sanctions have differed considerably, and<br />
debates on its effectiveness are ongoing. This paper seeks to narrow<br />
down the causal relationship between the United States legislation/<br />
foreign policy and the United Nations sanctions.<br />
Joonui Park, Boston University<br />
junepark@bu.edu<br />
17-13 SYSTEMS, HEGEMONS, AND POWER<br />
TRANSITIONS<br />
Room UEH 412 on the 4th Floor, Sat at 10:00 am<br />
Chair Tobias Hofmann, College of William & Mary<br />
thofmann@wm.edu<br />
Paper Trade, Power Transitions and Conflict: A Multiple Hierarchical<br />
Analysis<br />
The question posed in this paper is how does economic<br />
interdependence affect the likelihood of conflict in periods of power<br />
transition in regional hierarchies<br />
Lance Hunter, Texas Tech University<br />
hunter.lance@gmail.com<br />
Taylor McMichael, Texas Tech University<br />
taylor.mcmichael@ttu.edu<br />
Paper<br />
Paper<br />
Paper<br />
Paper<br />
Disc.<br />
Relaxing Assumptions: The Effects of Context on Unit-Actor<br />
Interactions<br />
In this paper we take a common assumption, context, and<br />
operationalize it as an explanatory variable for unit-actor<br />
interactions. We then test whether context has any discernible effect<br />
on the incidence of conflict or cooperation between unit-actors.<br />
Steven R. Liebel, University of North Texas<br />
srl0085@unt.edu<br />
M. Israel Stephens, University of North Texas<br />
mis0017@unt.edu<br />
J. Michael Greig, University of North Texas<br />
greig@unt.edu<br />
The Strength of Weakness: Why the Weak Win in Asymmetric<br />
Warfare<br />
This study conducts a "large-n" analysis of all interstate asymmetric<br />
conflicts from 1850 to the present time to determine why<br />
weak states win conflicts against much stronger adversaries a<br />
disprortionate amount of the time.<br />
John P. Geis, Air University<br />
john.geis@maxwell.af.mil<br />
Bring It On, Your Big Brothers Back You Up: The Effect of<br />
Satisfaction Inconsistency Between Global and Regional Levels<br />
on Regional Conflicts<br />
This paper explores the effect of the satisfaction inconsistency<br />
between global and regional levels on regional militarized conflict<br />
by linking Palmer and Morgan’s two-good theory to Power<br />
Transition theory.<br />
Choong-Nam Kang, Trinity College<br />
choongnam.Kang@trincoll.edu<br />
Wooksung Kim, University of Buffalo, SUNY<br />
wkim4@buffalo.edu<br />
Evaluating the Prospects for Liberal Hegemony<br />
This paper provides a test for Ikenberry's hypothesis of liberal<br />
hegemony's ability to approximate constitutional orders within 20<br />
regional security systems.<br />
Amanda A. Licht, University of Iowa<br />
amanda-licht@uiowa.edu<br />
Carmela Lutmar, Princeton University<br />
clutmar@princeton.edu<br />
17-23 RIVALRY<br />
Room Suite 15-150 on the 15th Floor, Sat at 10:00 am<br />
Chair Brandon Valeriano, University of Illinois, Chicago<br />
bvaler@uic.edu<br />
Paper Multidimensional Issue Conflict and the Dynamics of<br />
International Rivalry<br />
This paper examines how the multidimensional nature of issue<br />
conflict affects levels of hostility among rival states in the<br />
international system.<br />
David R. Dreyer, Michigan State University<br />
dreyerda@msu.edu<br />
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